vætte

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish wæt, wættæ, from Old Norse véttr, vættr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (thing). Cognate with Swedish vätte, English wight and German Wicht.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)

  1. (mythology) smaller supernatural being